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face

Definition for face

noun as in front of something; expression, exterior

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air, aspect, light, look, mask, surface, top

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appearance, cast, clock, countenance, dial, disguise, display, facet, features, finish, frontage, frontal, frontispiece, frown, glower, grimace, guise, kisser, lineaments, makeup, map, mug, obverse, paint, physiognomy, pout, presentation, profile, scowl, seeming, semblance, show, showing, silhouette, simulacrum, smirk, visage

noun as in pretense, nerve

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air, cheek, front, mask

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audacity, boldness, brass, chutzpah, cloak, confidence, cover, disguise, effrontery, facade, façade, gall, impertinence, impudence, presumption, semblance, show, veil

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noun as in authority, status

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dignity, honor, prestige, reputation, self-respect, standing

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social position

verb as in come up against a situation

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allow, challenge, confront, deal with, encounter, endure, experience, fight, meet, oppose, risk, run into, suffer, take

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abide, accost, affront, bear, beard, brace, brave, brook, contend, countenance, court, cross, dare, defy, eyeball, resist, stand, stomach, submit, sustain, swallow, tolerate, venture, withstand

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be confronted by, bit the bullet, cope with, fly in face of, go up against, grapple with, make a stand, square off, take it, take on, take the bull by the horns, tell off

verb as in be opposite; look at

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confront, meet, watch

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border, front, gaze, glare, overlook, stare

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be turned toward, front onto

verb as in put paint or finish on

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clad, coat, cover, decorate, dress, front, level, line, overlay, plaster, polish, redecorate, refinish, remodel, sheathe, shingle, side, skin, smooth, surface, veneer

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Example Sentences

Body-centric data can include information such as the fingerprints used to unlock phones, face scans from facial recognition technology, and data from fitness and fertility trackers, mental health apps and digital medical records.

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Already, several companies, such as Stanley Black & Decker and AutoZone, noted on earnings calls they would raise prices if faced with tariffs.

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Gary Wang, co-founder and chief technology officer of FTX, was sentenced to no time in prison on Wednesday, two years after the cryptocurrency firm collapsed and faced accusations of defrauding customers.

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Three suspects are facing charges for their alleged involvement in the pop star’s sudden demise.

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However, Chairwoman Stabenow’s proposed Farm Bill text has already faced sharp criticism from Republican legislators, many of whom argue the bill should put more “farm back in the Farm Bill.”

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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